Jamie Magnus Stone

Jamie Magnus Stone born 15 December 1985 is a Scottish film director and animator who studied at the National Film and Television School He is the son of Sally Magnusson and grandson of Magnus Magnusson and Mamie Baird Stone studied film and television at the Edinburgh College of Art where he made his first films Flights about an old man and his flight of stairs and the Scottish BAFTA nominated Fritz about a German Spy who lives under a boys bed In August 2011 Stone directed his graduation film Skyborn about a father and son stuck in a foggy postapocalyptic wasteland Stone also wrote and directed the screenplay It was screened at the BFI in March 2012 as part of the NFTS graduation ceremony The film was shot in a constant fog and involved flying machines pyrotechnics miniatures and chickens In August 2014 Stone was nominated for a BAFTA for his short film Orbit Ever After In November 2019 Stone was announced as one of the directors for the twelfth series of Doctor Who He directed two filming blocks consisting of four episodes including Spyfall Part 1 Praxeus Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children Stone returned to direct for the thirteenth series with the episodes Chapter One The Halloween Apocalypse Chapter Two War of the Sontarans and the fourth episode